Power Outage Prompts Richmond High School Closure

By Bay City News•Published March 6, 2019•Updated on March 6, 2019 at 9:50 pm

Classes were canceled for a day-and-a-half at Richmond High School due to a power outage apparently caused by faulty or damaged school equipment and by Wednesday afternoon it was unclear if the school will reopen on Thursday, according to West Contra Costa Unified School District officials.

At a little before 1 p.m. Tuesday, the power in and around the school went out, according to district spokesman Marcus Walton.

When it became clear that the power would not be coming on any time soon, the district canceled classes and sent students home.